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to·ta·quine
\ˈtōd.əˌk(w)ēn, -_k(w)ə̇n\ noun
also to·ta·qui·na \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkēnə\
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin totaquina, from Medieval Latin totalis total + Spanish quina cinchona bark; from its containing the total alkaloids of cinchona bark — more at quinine
: an antimalarial drug that is obtained as a yellowish brown powder by extraction of American cinchona bark and that contains quinine and other alkaloids but is less effective than quinine |